Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in western Texas on Tue, Apr 18, 2023, 11:14 PM CDT (04:14 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-04-19 04:14:17 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.656° N, 104.296° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.0western Texas · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1258 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1258 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.9western Texas · 1258 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1258 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1258 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1258 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.454 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1258 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.2western Texas · 1258 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1258 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1258 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1257 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1257 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1257 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.8western Texas · 1257 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1256 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.625 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1256 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.1western Texas · 1256 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.1western Texas · 1256 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1256 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.152 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.453 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1255 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.858 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1254 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1254 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.622 km W of Carlsbad, New Mexico · 1254 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1253 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1253 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1253 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.435 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1253 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1253 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 3.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1253 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.521 km WSW of Carlsbad, New Mexico · 1260 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1260 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1260 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.423 km W of Carlsbad, New Mexico · 1260 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1260 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1260 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.9western Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.727 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1260 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.0western Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1260 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1260 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023hpqs (also filed as us6000k5fp). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.